We are absolutely thrilled to be representing FIREKEEPER’S DAUGHTER, a taut YA thriller fizzing with energy that paints a picture of an America and native Americans that is a revelation to outsiders. After an exciting auction, Tiffany Liao at Henry Holt Books for Younger Readers won the North American rights, beating out eleven other competitors. Now,…
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The Trailer for THE UNLISTED Is Here!
The thrilling new YA series from Hachette Australia, THE UNLISTED, launches in Australia on ABC this autumn and in the rest of the world on Netflix in 2020. Watch the trailer here. Translation rights to the books are still free for Brazil, France, Holland, Portugal and Spain so contact us for the PDFs.
Ahoy! ATTICUS VAN TASTICUS Is Coming!
A ten-year-old pirate captain? Absurd? Not in the world of ATTICUS VAN TASTICUS, a fabulously funny new illustrated junior fiction series from the brilliant and wacky creative minds of Andrew Daddo and Stephen Michael King beginning in September at Penguin Random House Australia. 1750, when times were tough and teeth were rotten… As…
Super News for the SUPER SIDEKICKS!
North American and UK (except ANZ) rights to Penguin Random House Australia’s hot new series, Super Sidekicks from Gavin Aung Than, have gone to Penguin Random House US and UK! The first book, No Adults Allowed, only came out in Australia in April, has sold 8500 copies in just over 2 months, and is…
Cheers!
We are pleased to announce that we are now representing French Illustrator Marc Dekeister for his upcoming project, GREAT WINE CHATEAUX OF FRANCE! Over the past thirty years, Marc has produced illustrations for the major names in French winemaking, including Petrus, Yquem, Margaux, etc., which this beautiful coffee table book will showcase among the 40 chateaux from Bordeaux,…
Shaun Tan Has Done It Again!
Tok Tok Tok! Australian superstar Shaun Tan, has a new book, CICADA, coming out this summer, and it’s another great one! Books+Publishing has given it a 5-star review that you can read here. Shaun’s previous books have been published in many translations around the world, his animated film, The Lost Thing, won an Oscar, and…
THE HAZEL WOOD Takes Off Big!
Melissa Albert’s debut novel, THE HAZEL WOOD, is creating big waves! During the Frankfurt Book Fair last week, it was a hot topic among international YA publishers. On Monday, the German rights were pre-empted by Oetinger, and on Tuesday night, before the fair had officially opened, we closed a deal for Portuguese Brazilian rights, with Ana Bergins…
A VERY BIG NEW TITLE!!!
Here’s a last-minute announcement before Lora leaves for Frankfurt: In the final hours before the fair begins, Faye Bender of the Book Group has accepted a huge pre-emptive offer for North American rights to a brilliant new book from Sarah Barley at Flatiron Books! In THE HAZEL WOOD, Melissa Albert has crossed contemporary fantasy with the worst nightmares from all those…
PW on ART & BEAUTY
Publishers Weekly’s Calvin Reid reviews Robert Crumb’s newest book, ART & BEAUTY, published for the opening of the exhibition at the David Zwirner Gallery in London on 14 April. Read the article here:
Introducing Erica Esmoris!
We are pleased to announce that we now represent Erica Esmoris (born in A Coruña, Spain, 1977). Erica has worked in some of the most important TV and cinema studios in Spain, both as a scriptwriter and as part of the direction team. As a writer of children’s books, she has published The Girl with the Most Amazing Power…
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